Employment and Training Institute, School of Continuing
Education, University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee

The Employment and Training Institute and the Institute for Survey and Policy Research
(fomerly Social Science Research
Facility) of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee conducted household and worker surveys in
central city Milwaukee neighborhoods targeted
by the City of Milwaukee Community Development Block Grant program. The surveys aided
community organizations and residents
of Milwaukee's Enterprise Community as they sought to increase employment and economic
development in the central city.

The surveys were initiated as part of the Labor Market Study Project supported by the City of
Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Public Schools, Private Industry
Council of Milwaukee County, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Helen Bader
Foundation to expand employment opportunities for Milwaukee area residents and to improve
education and training programs for workers. Employment needs of residents were linked to job
availability as identified in the semi-annual job openings surveys of
employers.